Teen Climbs Snowdon In Just Underwear, Has To Call Emergency Services

Teen Climbs Snowdon In Just Underwear, Has To Call Emergency Services

One man’s mountain is another man’s medical emergency, as 19-year-old Nathan French discovered at the top of Mount Snowdon last Saturday.

The Liverpudlian set himself the mammoth task of climbing the highest peak in Wales to fundraise for Dementia UK, but the nature of modern-day viral charitable giving dictates, no good deed is worth its salt unless you look like an idiot in the undertaking.

So Nathan climbed in his underwear – Superman boxers no less – in a bid to raise awareness for the neurodegenerative disease and subsequently, had to call emergency services when he began to show early signs of hypothermia 1085 metres up at the summit.

A post shared by Nathan French (@nathanfrench98) on Sep 11, 2017 at 10:44am PDT

Since his story has been picked up by the national media, Nathan has received flack for allegedly wasting the emergency services’ time and feels it’s necessary to set the record straight.

On Instagram, he wrote:

The man seeing me at the bottom and was with me for no longer than 20 minutes, did not have a problem seeing me was entirely helpful and understanding. I actually brought a smile to his face too. Reading the story properly and in depth it was made out I was legit dying…

I was showing the signs of hypothermia yes and he agreed it was early signs but I didn’t want to say this at any point because it’s sounds narcissistic but I’m going to say it – No one’s on my level, no one. I said I could do it and I did it.